Question
If 25% of ‘a’ is equal to 5 times 60% of ‘b’ and
‘a’ is 80% of 500, then find the value of ‘b’.Solution
ATQ,
a = 500 × 0.8 = 400
According to the question,
400 × 1/4 = 5b × (60/100)
Or, 100 = 3b
Or, b = 100 / 3 = 33.33
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